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When did Baghdad fall to U.S. forces during the Iraq War?
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Iraq War
U.S. soldiers in Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq.
During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, resistance in Baghdad collapsed on April 9, 2003, at which point U.S. forces took control of the city.12